Empire Publishing Announces Partnership With Grammy-Award Winning Artist Billy Ray Cyrus
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – EMPIRE Publishing, the publishing arm of independent powerhouse record label EMPIRE, has entered a partnership with two-time GRAMMY winner and multi hyphenate songwriting titan, Billy Ray Cyrus. Cyrus holds the worldwide record as a co-writer on the best-selling RIAA 14x Diamond-certified song of all-time, "Old Town Road," which still reigns as the longest Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 record for 19 consecutive weeks. Cyrus will also release “Remember Why You’re Here” Friday, Nov. 22 that he co-wrote with James Slater.
“EMPIRE is a record company that is in the music business to harness the power, beauty and healing element of music that is made and shared for the pure love of it, and honestly believes MUSIC CHANGES EVERYTHING.” says Billy Ray Cyrus.
EMPIRE’s label roster currently boasts breakout country star, Shaboozey, who topped the Hot 100 for 15 weeks and holds the Canadian Hot 100 record at 22 weeks with “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”. EMPIRE Publishing also boasts multi-genre producers James Maddocks and Yung Lan who collaborated on Morgan Wallen's chart-topping album One Thing At a Time and earned a No. 1 at Country Radio for “Cowgirls”. The publishing arm is led by industry veterans Al Mclean and Vinny Kumar, while EMPIRE Publishing A&R, Eric Hurt, helped secure the deal.
"We’re excited to welcome Billy Ray Cyrus to the EMPIRE Publishing family,” says Vinny Kumar, SVP, Global Head of Business. “Billy Ray's legacy in music is legendary and his influence spans generations and genres. Partnering with an artist of his caliber reflects our commitment to bringing timeless talent and new, exciting works to audiences worldwide. We look forward to supporting his creative vision and collaborating with him on future projects."
“Billy Ray Cyrus’ legacy has had a global impact on music and culture,” says Al McLean, SVP, Global Head of Music, EMPIRE Publishing. “He has seamlessly and successfully blended genres and taken listeners into new sonic landscapes. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome him to EMPIRE and represent his publishing on a global level.
